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Approved Date: August 25, 2016
Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Arts and Culture Commission
Edina City Hall Community Room
July 28, 2016
4:30 p.m.
I. Call To Order
Chair Anne Miller called the meeting to order at 4:32 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Commissioners Present: Stella Chaffee, Kandace Ellis, Dana Lappin, Ray Meifert, Anne Miller, Steve
Suckow.
Commissioners Absent: Cheryl Gunness, Barbara La Valleur.
Student Representatives Absent: Olivia Chen, Farhia Osman.
Staff Present: Michael Frey, General Manager, Edina Art Center.
III. Approval of Meeting Agenda
Motion by Commissioner Suckow and second by Commissioner Chaffee to approve the meeting
agenda. Motion passed unanimously.
IV. Adoption of Consent Agenda
A. Approval of Minutes – Regular Meetings of June 28, 2016
Motion by Commissioner Suckow and second by Commissioner Ellis to approve the regular
minutes of June 28, 2016 minutes. Motion passed unanimously.
V. Community Comment
No community members present.
VI. Reports/Recommendations
A. Donations & Sponsorship Brochure
Staff Liaison Frey stated that the ‘draft’ Arts & Culture Commission Donation & Sponsorship Brochure
had been distributed. The next step is to send the draft to the City’s Communications Department to be
finalized.
Draft Minutes☐
Approved Minutes☒
Approved Date: August 25, 2016
Commissioners Suckow and Ellis volunteered to meet with Dick Crockett, Executive Director of the Edina
Community Foundation to discuss the establishment of an Arts & Culture Commission Fund at the
Foundation.
B. Mission Statement
The mission statement discussion was postponed to a future meeting.
C. 2017 Work Plan
The Commission decided to hold an off-site work session to discuss and plan the Arts & Culture
Commission 2017 Work Plan. The location for the August 25 meeting would be changed from Edina
City Hall to the Tin Fish Restaurant and Braemar Clubhouse.
Several ideas discussed for the work plan are a Facebook page for the Arts & Culture Commission plus
a Twitter account, additional website content, and fundraising strategies. The meeting will be at the
regular meeting time of 4:30 p.m.
D. Resignation of Commissioner Adriana Zabala
Staff Liaison Frey stated Commissioner Zabala’s reasons for her resignation. The Commission members
wished Ms. Zabala the best of luck in her endeavors.
VII. Adjournment
The meeting concluded at 5:35 p.m.